The problem is that I have been fighting the flu for 6 days. I have taken two sorts of over the counter medicine, loads of Lemsip type drinks, and cough sweets. I haven't shaken off the cold/flu/cough.

I have Animal Collective / Islaja on Tuesday, and despite wanting to go, I feel utter crap. Can you help?

I know your pain! i too have been ill - not sure if its been as bad as the flu you've got but its a pretty horrible cold! I've had to spend the whole weekend trapped in my flat with Lemsip max and Balsam tissues!

Take some time off work or whatever and make sure you rest and hopefully you should be better for Tuesday! I hope so anyway - there's nothing worse than missing a great gig 'cos you're not well - but if you are, then they'll be plenty more opportunities to bask in the jam joy! :)

As for Lastfm posting... I'll just have to be brave! (sneak preview here: /lucyloves2dance)

1. Get Stealthy's iPod back from the shop quicker using the power of positive thinking
2. Make up Stealthy's chart ourselves
3. Just assume Stealthy's been listening to himself all week as he usually does and move on

my problem is that I genuinely know someone who looks like this, http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3LFqKg8ILHCW4M:http://www.vidadayplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/angry-hitler-baby.jpg and the problem is I don't know how to talk to them without feeling slightly frightened...

Press a hot flannel down on them for a bit (WHILE THEY ARE CLOSED) before you wash your face and see how that goes. If that doesn't work then it could mean a trip to the optician and him giving you drops or something. Or it could be dry eyes from too much computer. When you look at a computer screen you blink less than normal you see.
I studied eyes at uni (for some reason).

my problem was that i am quite ill and yet i was supposed to see les savy fav tonight, and didn't think i'd be able to, but i solved it by staying in bed til about five, and then i sort of had enough energy to go. i'm glad i did. they were ace.

i have no issues with my chart. kenickie cheered me up midweek, and johnny foreigner are awesome. i've had their songs in my head constantly.

So far that's four problems involving some sort of illness (if you count being made sick by the new site as illness). Everyone needs to do more exercise and eat more fruit, because obviously that cures all illnesses without exception.

Melvins have some new things out! A hardcore 7" called 'Smash The State' which contains pisstakey sloppy hardcore and one Gang Of Four style song with Dale talking in an English GO4 voice, aaand 'Making Love Demos' which comes free with a comic. Both of em are good, unsurprisingly.

someone from the Melvins nerdboard sent me the mp3s. It's too expensive on ebay now. If you liked the ropey playing/recording style of the Boss Hoss 7" it's worth a listen. I didn't intend buying that comic but it just happened to be in the shop. Aaargh (money)! The cd is cool if you're a big fan, couple of unreleased songs and raw versions of some Ozma songs. Only 8 short songs though.

John frusciante, tom waits: usual suspects
Talking heads was sparked by getting the Stop making sense dvd. I really love them. Convinced me to get more of their stuff.
The veils is from that mix thewildson made. It's really good, you should all get it off him

1 ????? 48
2 Radiohead 33
3 Architecture in Helsinki 26
4 At the Drive-In 21
5 The Avalanches 16
5 Beirut 16
7 Sleater-Kinney 14
8 The Arcade Fire 12
9 Islands 11
10 Bearsuit 10
The top one is Yoko Kanno - last.fm renders her name in Japanese, being good with internationalisation and all. My probelm with this is that I really don't remember listening to that much Yoko Kanno! Also I've had my collection on random play all week, and only stopped it to listen to a few of my favourite albums + the new radiohead a few times.

based on 1269 plays of 1176 tracks by 84 artists. although that's really only a top 8 because E/Eels and Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown are basically the same things, even if the first E solo album has super cheesy 80s production. i wish he still played songs from it live though...

here's my problem: i have a hideously giant crush on a friend. i genuinely think we'd have a great relationship: we get on really well, go out loads anyway, and i think we're pretty well matched in most ways. but it's blates never going to happen. suggestions? someone else isn't an option. it's not really getting me down or anything, it's just... annoying.

Those 192 Bright Eyes songs aren't helping! You need to listen to some 'get up and do stuff' music instead of sitting at home living your life through a skinny Nebraskan with mountains of cocaine and umpteen fictional ex-girlfriends. You can do better than Conor Oberst.